Rape Accused Dies By Suicide In Ratlam's Police Custody

· Free Press Journal

Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh): A man arrested on rape charges, filed by his own 16-year-old daughter, died by suicide in the lock-up of Namli Police Station in Ratlam district on early hours of Thursday morning.

The accused, a resident of a village under the station's jurisdiction, was taken into custody following registration of an FIR by his daughter on Wednesday evening.

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CCTV footage from the station confirmed that the accused was present in the lock-up until 2:30 am. At approximately 4:00 am, detention cell officer Narayan Jadon observed via surveillance cameras that the accused had hanged self using the drawstring of his lower garment, tied to a water pipe inside the lock-up.

Senior officials, including SDOP Kishore Patanwala, DSP Ajay Sarwan, FSL officer Atul Mittal and SDM (Rural) Vivek Sonkar, immediately rushed to the site.

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The District Collector has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident. The investigating officer conducted an on-site inspection and the body has been dispatched to Ratlam Medical College for post-mortem examination. A comprehensive investigation is underway. Further details are expected following receipt of the post-mortem report.

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